Reasonable Christianity?

Roland O'neil Albertus
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Reasonable Christianity is a weekly podcast where ordinary people have thought-provoking conversations about an extraordinary God. Each week we take a look at the truth claims of Christianity, the teachings of the bible as well as the practices of the saints in order to evaluate and affirm the truthfulness of our faith and ultimately preserve the power of the gospel. Hosted by Roland Albertus

  1. 3d ago

    Is Divorce a Sin? A Biblical Guide to Marriage, Divorce & Remarriage

    Is divorce a sin? The answer is not as simple as either side wants it to be. One man kept his marriage vow and lost his marriage anyway. Another married in disobedience and welcomed the divorce he should have grieved. Same word. Two completely different stories. So which one is sin, and what does God actually require of the person left standing in the wreckage? In this episode of Hard Questions, Faithfully Answered, Roland Albertus refuses the two easy answers our culture keeps shouting: that divorce is always permitted, and that divorce is never permitted. Scripture is more honest, and more merciful, than both. We take three questions the church too often collapses into one: Is divorce ever biblical? What Jesus actually said in Matthew 19, and the two grounds Scripture genuinely recognizesIf I am divorced, can I remarry? The three positions faithful, Bible-believing Christians hold, laid out honestly instead of hiddenWhat does faithfulness look like now? Real pastoral counsel for the deserted, the guilty, and everyone whose story is messier than a clean categoryBut before any of that, we go back to what marriage even is, and uncover something that will change the way you read the entire New Testament: the ancient two-stage Jewish betrothal, the price paid in blood, the gifts given, the Bridegroom gone to "prepare a place," and a servant sent with treasures for a bride who had not yet seen her groom's face. Marriage was never merely human. It is the shadow of the greatest reality in the universe. And it ends with a warning our generation needs: "What God has joined, let no man separate," a word not only to spouses, but to a state now reaching past its bounds to redefine marriage and the family itself. No sugarcoating. No easy formulas. Just the Word of God brought to bear on one of the hardest questions a believer can face. New episodes weekly. If this served you, follow the show and share it with someone who needs it. 📖 Roland's forthcoming book, South Africa Unmade, releases 29 September. Patreon partners receive it first, along with resources to help you know God intimately, love Him passionately, and serve Him faithfully.  Link: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ReasonableChristianity/membership Because the truth matters. And so do you. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

  2. Aug 10

    Pain & Providence | Why Would God Allow a Child to Suffer and Die?

    Why would a good and sovereign God allow a child to be born only to suffer and die? It is one thing to ask why suffering exists. It is another to look at a child who never had the chance to grow, choose, speak, or understand the world around them and ask: What was this life for? In this episode of Reasonable Christianity, Roland Albertus takes that question seriously. No easy answers. No sentimental clichés. No pretending that “God has a plan” is enough. We begin with the sovereignty of God: if God governs all things, then even the suffering of a child is not outside His providence. But sovereignty alone does not answer the deepest question. What did the child receive? From there, we carefully build a theological case from Scripture, considering moral capacity, guilt, the tenderness of Christ toward children, David's words after the death of his infant son, and the historic Christian hope that children who die are received by the mercy of God. But there is a dangerous question waiting on the other side of that hope: If death brings a child safely into God's presence, does that make death a kindness? And if so, what would that mean for abortion, suffering, and the value of human life? The episode also turns toward the grieving parent. Can you believe that your child is safe with God and still weep? Does hope require you to stop grieving? And finally, the question turns toward all of us who have been given the years that another child never received: What are you doing with them? This is an episode about suffering, providence, grief, the value of human life, God's sovereignty, and the mercy of God. Because the truth matters. And so do you. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

  3. Aug 3

    Episode 100 | Why Reasonable Christianity Exists — A Founder's Charge

    One hundred episodes ago, this began with a microphone and a single conviction: that Christianity is not merely true. It is reasonable. But this episode is not a celebration of a number. It is an answer to the one question Roland is asked more than any other, and has never answered fully in one place until now. Why does Reasonable Christianity exist? Not why start a podcast. Why does an institution like this one need to exist at all? What did it see in the Christian landscape that it could not walk past? And why give years of a life to it? In this milestone episode, Roland traces the diagnosis that started everything, defines what "reasonable" actually means (and the three things it does not), and lays out the three convictions that became impossible to ignore after nearly two years of studying this faith every single week. Along the way he draws a distinction that sits at the heart of everything Reasonable Christianity teaches, the difference between the living body Christ promised to build and the structures we so often mistake for it. Get that distinction wrong, and you hand your whole self to water that cannot hold you. This is a founder's charge, not a founder's story. It closes with an invitation, and a question about what the next hundred episodes are for. Because the truth matters. And so do you. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

  4. Jul 27

    Why I Don't Belong to a Church | Following Truth (Episode 4)

    For most people, "church" means a building, a Sunday service, or an organisation. But what if that isn't what Jesus meant? In this episode, Roland Albertus explores one of the most overlooked words in the New Testament: ekklesia. Drawing on Scripture, history, and careful biblical reasoning, he asks whether our modern understanding of "church" has drifted from Christ's original vision. This is not an argument against gathering with God's people. It is an argument for recovering what the Church was always meant to be: a family rather than a brand, a people rather than a programme, a body rather than a building. Along the way, we explore: • Why the New Testament never uses ekklesia to describe a building. • How the English word church developed, and why that history matters. • The two great distortions that dominate much of modern Christianity. • Why belonging is more important than attendance. • What genuine biblical community actually looks like. Whether you've spent your entire life in church, recently walked away, or are simply searching for what Christ intended His people to be, this conversation will challenge assumptions that many of us have never stopped to question. Because perhaps the most important question isn't: "Which church do you attend?" Perhaps it's: "Do you belong to the people Christ purchased with His blood?" Send us Fan Mail Support the show

  5. Jul 20

    Why I Hold Protestant Convictions | Following Truth (Episode 3)

    If Jesus rose from the dead, then Christianity is true. But that raises another question that millions of people ask: Which Christianity? Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, or Protestant? In this episode of Reasonable Christianity, Roland Albertus carefully examines the three historic traditions of the Christian faith—not as competing tribes, but as competing truth claims. Treating each tradition at its strongest, he explores their teachings on authority, Scripture, tradition, justification, and salvation before asking the question that matters most: Which view best reflects the teaching of the apostles? Rather than appealing to emotion, culture, or denominational loyalty, this episode follows the evidence from Scripture and history, explaining why Roland ultimately holds Protestant convictions rooted in Sola Scriptura and justification by faith alone. Whether you're a Protestant wanting to understand your beliefs more deeply, a Catholic or Orthodox Christian curious about the Reformation, or someone simply trying to make sense of Christianity's divisions, this episode offers a thoughtful, respectful, and historically informed conversation. In this episode you'll discover: • Why Christianity's divisions don't disprove Christianity. • The real differences between Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Protestantism. • Why the question of authority lies beneath every major doctrinal disagreement. • What the Reformers actually meant by Sola Scriptura. • Why justification by faith alone became the defining issue of the Reformation. • Why these convictions are about following Christ—not belonging to a tribe. This is Episode 3 of the Following Truth series—a four-part journey from the existence of God to the nature of the Christian community. Series so far: • Episode 1: Why I Believe God Exists • Episode 2: Why I Believe Jesus Rose from the Dead • Episode 3: Why I Hold Protestant Convictions Coming next: Why I Don't Belong to a Church — a provocative exploration of the biblical meaning of the ekklesia and whether modern church culture reflects the community Jesus intended. If this episode helped you think more clearly about the Christian faith, follow Reasonable Christianity on Spotify and share it with someone searching for truth. #Christianity #Protestant #Reformation #SolaScriptura #JustificationByFaith #Bible #Theology #Apologetics #ChurchHistory #ReasonableChristianity #RolandAlbertus Send us Fan Mail Support the show

  6. Jul 13

    WHY I AM A CHRISTIAN (Series: Following Truth, Episode 2)

    If God exists, has He spoken? In our previous episode, we followed reason to the conclusion that reality points to a necessary, personal, morally perfect Creator. But that discovery immediately raises a deeper question. If such a God exists, would He leave humanity to speculate about Him, or has He revealed Himself? In this episode, Roland Albertus examines the three great Abrahamic faiths, not through caricatures or cultural assumptions, but by asking a single question: Which worldview best accounts for the evidence? Together we examine: • Whether religion is merely an accident of geography. • Why Christianity must first be understood through the Jewish Scriptures. • The strengths and tensions within Judaism and Islam. • The historical case for the resurrection of Jesus. • Why the empty tomb remains the turning point of history. • Why Christianity ultimately stands or falls on one event. This is not an appeal to emotion or tradition. It is an invitation to follow the evidence wherever it leads. Whether you are a committed Christian, a sceptic, an atheist, a Muslim, a Jew, or someone simply searching for truth, this conversation challenges every listener to examine what they believe—and why. Because if Jesus really rose from the dead, then He is far more than a religious teacher. He changes everything. In the next episode: If Christ is who He claimed to be, another question demands an answer: Which Christianity? How has Christ preserved His truth through history, and why do Christians disagree so profoundly about doctrine, authority, and the Church? Truth brought us to God. Truth brought us to Christ. Next, we follow truth further in. Reasonable Christianity exists to help thoughtful people examine life's biggest questions through careful reasoning, historical evidence, biblical theology, and intellectual honesty. If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing, sharing it with a friend, and joining the conversation as we continue following truth wherever it leads. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

  7. Jul 6

    WHY I BELIEVE IN GOD (Series: Following Truth, Episode 1)

    Episode 1: Why I Believe in God Why is there something rather than nothing at all? That is the question this episode will not let you set down. In the opening instalment of Following Truth, a four part journey from reality to ekklesia, Roland Albertus takes on the most basic question a thinking person can ask, and follows it wherever it honestly leads. Starting from the plain fact that the universe exists at all, the episode works through contingency, cosmic fine tuning, the weight of moral obligation, and the strange arrival of consciousness in a world of matter. Along the way it tests atheism, materialism, naturalism, pantheism, polytheism, and deism, eliminating each by following it to where it actually goes, never by mocking it. This episode does not argue for Christianity. It argues for something narrower and no less significant: that reality is only intelligible if a necessary, personal, and morally perfect being stands behind it. What follows from that conclusion is the question the rest of the series was built to answer. Because the truth matters. And so do you. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

  8. Jun 29

    THE REASONING GOD: Testing Christianity Through Every Major Form of Human Reasoning

    There is a quiet assumption running beneath modern life: faith belongs in one room, reason in another. Faith handles meaning. Reason handles truth. And if the two ever meet, reason does the talking. This episode challenges that arrangement — not with sentiment, but with argument. The Reasoning God puts the Christian worldview through every major mode of human reasoning. Deductive logic: can Christianity be expressed in valid arguments? Inductive evidence: does Christianity fit what we actually observe in the world? Abductive reasoning: of all the worldviews available to us, which one best explains the totality of reality? The answers are more compelling than most people expect. But the episode does not stop there. Because the deeper question is not whether Christianity passes these tests. It is why Christianity — uniquely among worldviews — can account for why reasoning itself works at all. Drawing on Scripture, philosophy, and thinkers from Aquinas to Plantinga, this episode builds the intellectual foundation for the Following Truth series launching in July. If you have ever been told that faith requires the surrender of your mind — this is where that conversation begins. Reasonable Christianity is a Reformed-leaning Christian public theology platform committed to intellectual seriousness, doctrinal clarity, and the defence of historic orthodox Christianity. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

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Reasonable Christianity is a weekly podcast where ordinary people have thought-provoking conversations about an extraordinary God. Each week we take a look at the truth claims of Christianity, the teachings of the bible as well as the practices of the saints in order to evaluate and affirm the truthfulness of our faith and ultimately preserve the power of the gospel. Hosted by Roland Albertus

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  • Creator
    Roland O'neil Albertus
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    102
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